Constitution and By-Laws

Executive Board

2023-2024

President: Patrick Conner
1st Vice-President: Mercy Olmstead
2nd Vice-President:
Past President: Ksenija Gasic
Secretary: Lisa Wasko DeVetter
Treasurer:  Amaya Atucha
Resident Agent:  Wes Autio (Massachusetts)
Editor of The Journal of the American Pomological Society:  Rich Marini
At Large Members:

  • Gina Fernandez (2021-2024)
  • David Karp (2022-2025)
  • (2023-2026)

Advisory Committee

2021-2024

  • Jayesh Samtani (Virginia Tech, Virginia Beach, VA)
  • David Trinka (Michigan Blueberry Growers Association)
  • Shawn Mehlenbacher (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR)
  • Macarena Farcuh (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)
  • Gurreet Brar (Fresno State University, Fresno, CA)

2022-2025

  • Megan Muehlbauer (Rutgers, New Jersey)
  • Clare Luby (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT)
  • Lauri Reinhold (USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR)
  • Shengrui Yao (New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM)
  • Anna Wallis (Cornell University, Geneva, NY)

2023-2026

  • Michael Dossett (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, BC)
  • Anne Plotto (USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL)
  • Edgar Vinson (Auburn University, Auburn, AL)
  • Patrick Byers (University of Missouri, Columbia, MO)
  • Dan Ward (Rutgers University, Bridgerton, NJ)

Chairs of Standing Committees

Editorial Board Membership Nominations
Penny Perkins-Veazie Ksenija Gasic Ksenija Gasic
Wilder Medal Awards Chad Finn Ambassador Award U.P. Hedrick Award
Brent Black Gina Fernandez Essie Fallahi
Shepard Award Registration of Fruit and Nut Cultivars Website Chair
Fumi Takeda Ksenija Gasic Mercy Olmstead